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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed this information to help employers and workers understand the risk of opioid overdose and help them decide if they should establish a workplace naloxone availability and use program.

Supporting the development and maintenance of the VT alcohol & drug professional workforce, this page offers resources, webinars, trainings, conferences and learning communities for those working in or exploring the field of alcohol & drug prevention, treatment and recovery.

Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2016, an act relative to substance use, treatment, education and prevention (“the STEP Act”) established Voluntary Non-Opioid Directives. The form allows people to decline in advance any treatment option that includes opioids.

Wander is an online destination created by the Prevention Unit in the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The site’s goal is to equip youth in early adolescence with stress reduction tools. It offers a self-guided, engaging and motivating game that youth can use by themselves — or with support from trusted adults — to help them build an internal toolbox of self-regulation, mindfulness, and coping skills.

The Collaborative for Anti-Racism & Equity (CARE) is hosted its first webinar on 8/24/23 . In this 90-minute presentation, hear from our partners and we discuss our work to support and address racism as a public health crisis.

Webinar Objectives:

• Describe barriers to achieving racial equity
• Explain how governmental programs to achieve racial equity comply with the 14th Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Assess community involvement in declarations of racism as a public health crisis and identify opportunities for community to be authentically centered in political processes
• Identify limitations and opportunities for narrative change in news coverage of policy efforts to declare racism a public health crisis
• Learn more about the history of declarations
• Understand their role in public health
• Learn more about APHA’s racism declarations tracking map

Presenters:

Lawrence Haynes – American Public Health Association

Dawn Hunter – Network for Public Health Law

Camara Jones – O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health

Catherine Labiran – The Praxis Project

Crystal Lewis – The Institute for Healing, Justice, & Equity

Hina Mahmood – Berkeley Media Studies Group

Ruqaiijah Yearby – The Institute for Healing, Justice, & Equity

Author: Collaborative for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE)

Publisher: Collaborative for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE)

Wellness and nutrition can affect vulnerability to addiction, and can support or hinder recovery. 

Health promotion activities can foster brain and other physical changes that support recovery and assist with management or prevention of cravings. Treatment and prevention can incorporate health promotion along with other tools.

In this video series, you will hear from experienced prevention specialists working in New England describing the varied roles and experiences of prevention specialists. Each video focuses on a Prevention Performance Domain as defined by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) Prevention Specialist Job Analysis. Through these videos, you will learn what each prevention domain is and how all the domains function together for effective prevention. If you are new to the field of prevention, or starting a new role within the field, these videos will help you understand the science and practice of prevention specialists.

Author: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)

Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)

This brief from the CDC provides an overview of health equity, health disparities, how it's connected to the social determinants of health, and what you can do to promote health equity.

Author: Center for Disease Control

Publisher: Center for Disease Control

Recent legislation in Massachusetts requires that parents of middle and high school athletes and other adults such as coaches, athletic directors, athletic trainers, and school nurses receive educational materials on the potential dangers of opioid use and misuse. The educational materials shall also be distributed in written form to all students participating in an extracurricular athletic activity prior to the commencement of their athletic seasons.



The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP) collaborated to provide action steps to help prevent opioid misuse and overdose among student athletes. This fact sheet also highlight resources for addressing possible alcohol or opioid misuse or addiction.

Author: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP)

Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)

A new CDC feature article gives parents and educators tips and resources to help them protect youth from the harms of vaping. Parents and educators--including teachers, administrators, and coaches--play an important role in protecting youth from e-cigarettes, also known as vapes. As students go back to school, it is the perfect time to educate them about the dangers of vaping. This article highlights e-cigarette use among youth, the health risks of vaping for youth, how nicotine can be a source of stress, and resources to help youth quit vaping. It includes suggestions on how parents and educators can talk to youth about the dangers of vaping and how to quit.



 

Author: CDC

Publisher: CDC